Flight data released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) indicates that an Amazon cargo plane was traveling at an excessive speed during its approach to the runway before it crashed in Miami, killing five individuals. The data, which includes the plane's speed, altitude, and flap deployment, suggests pilot concerns about the aircraft's velocity were present throughout the final recording.
Automated safety warnings, including a "sink rate sink rate" callout for excessive descent speed and a "too low terrain" alert for flying too close to the ground without proper landing preparation, sounded during the final minutes of the flight. Aviation attorney Pablo Rojas described the approach as "doomed" and noted that the flap deployment, which aids in slowing the aircraft for landing, occurred later than usual in the accident sequence. Rojas suggested this delay might have been a response to the plane's high speed.
The Amazon Prime Air Flight 7598 ultimately overshot the runway, striking ground equipment, a van, and a fence before coming to rest. The five victims were identified as members of a plane-cleaning crew who were in the van at the time of the crash. They were identified as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47.